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Peanut Cookies




Source of Recipe


Home economics cookbook, West High School, Salt Lake City, UT about 1935-37






Recipe Introduction


My mother used to make these cookies on a regular basis. The recipe calls for lard, which must be used in order to reproduce the original taste.





List of Ingredients



• 1/2 c. melted lard (no substitutes)
  
• 1 c. brown sugar
  
• 1 egg
  
• 1/2 c. buttermilk
  
• 1 tsp. vanilla
  
• 1 c. chopped peanuts*
  
• 2 c. flour*
  
• 1/2 tsp. salt
  
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  
• 2 tsp. baking powder
  






Instructions



1. In bowl, stir lard and sugar together; add egg and vanilla. Beat well. Add buttermilk and dry ingredients, alternately; add nuts.
   
2. Drop by spoonsfuls onto greased cookie sheet. Bake about 8 minutes at 425 degrees.
   






Final Comments


NOTE: Recipe does not specify salted or unsalted peanuts. I add about 1/2 c. additional flour to give more body to the dough for a thicker cookie.